page_title: National Exhibition of Fine Arts (Spain)
section_title: Prizes and winners
hierarchical_section_title: National Exhibition of Fine Arts (Spain) / Prizes and winners
caption_attribution_description: Español: El lienzo representa a la reina Isabel la Católica y al cardenal Cisneros, entre otros personajes, educando al príncipe Juan de Aragón, hijo de los Reyes Católicos y heredero de las coronas de Aragón y Castilla hasta su defunción en 1497.
context_page_description: The National Exhibition of Fine Arts was a regular event that took place in Spain from 1856 to 1968; usually in Madrid. These exhibitions were in the form of a competition, established by a Royal Decree from Queen Isabella II in 1853. It was the largest official exhibition of Spanish art.
  It was initially divided into five categories: Painting, Sculpture, Engraving, Architecture, and Decorative Arts. Painting was always considered the most prestigious category, however, and Decorative Arts was only occasional. Although the decree specified that they were to be held biennially, this was not always strictly observed.
context_section_description: The prizes awarded were "First Class", "Second Class", "Third Class" and "Honorable Mention". In the painting category, anywhere from 300 to 500 works might be entered. The other categories rarely exceeded 10% of that.
  Winners of the First Class medal in the Painting category
  1856:
  Eduardo Cano, Christopher Columbus in the Convent of La Rábida
  Luis de Madrazo, Don Pelayo in Covadonga
  1858:
  Eduardo Cano, The Burial of the Constable, Don Álvaro de Luna
  Antonio Gisbert, The Last Moments of Prince Don Carlos
  Carlos de Haes, View of the Surroundings of the Monasterio de Piedra
  1860:
  Antonio Gisbert, The Comuneros, Padilla, Bravo and Maldonado on the Scaffold
  José Casado del Alisal, The Last Moments of Fernando IV, the Summoned
  Carlos de Haes, A Landscape: Memories of Andalucía
  Dionisio Fierros, A Pilgrimage in the Neighborhoods of Santiago
  Pablo Gonzalvo, View of the Transept of the Cathedral of Toledo
  1862:
  Alejo Vera, The Burial of San Lorenzo
  Dióscoro Puebla, The First Landing of Christopher Columbus in America
  Germán Hernández Amores, Journey of the Virgin and Saint John to Ephesus
  Vicente Palmaroli, A Peasant Girl from Naples Named Pascuccia
  Ignacio Suárez Llanos, Sister Marcela of San Félix, Watching the Funeral of her Father, Lope de Vega, Pass By
  Carlos de Haes, Landscape in Losoya
  Pablo Gonzalvo, Chapel of the Constable in the Cathedral of Toledo
  1864:
  Eduardo Rosales, Isabella the Catholic Dictating her Will and Testament
  Antonio Gisbert, The Landing of the Puritans in North America
  José Casado del Alisal, The Surrender of Bailén
  Pablo Gonzalvo, The Interior of the Courtyards of the Kingdom of Valencia
  1867:
  Benet Mercadé, The Ascension of Saint Francis of Assisi
  Vicente Palmaroli, Sermon in the Cistine Chapel
  Alejo Vera, A Chorus of Monkeys
  Dióscoro Puebla, The Compromise of Caspe
  1871:
  Eduardo Rosales, The Death of Lucretia
  Manuel Domínguez Sánchez, The Death of Seneca
  Francisco Domingo Marqués, Santa Clara'
  Vicente Palmaroli, The Fusillades of May Third on the Hill of Príncipe Pío
  Alejo Vera, A Pompeian Lady in her Boudoir
  1876: No First Class prizes were awarded this year.
  1878:
  Alejandro Ferrant, The Burial of Saint Sebastian
  Emilio Sala, Guillén de Vinatea, before Alonso IV, demanding that he Revoke the Partition of Valencia
  Casto Plasencia, Origin of the Roman Republic
  Salvador Martínez Cubells, The Education of Prince Don Juan
  1881:
  Antonio Muñoz Degrain, Othello and Desdemona
  Emilio Sala, Novus Ortus, an Allegory of the Renaissance
  José Moreno Carbonero, Prince Don Carlos of Viana
  1884:
  Juan Luna, Spoliarium
  Antonio Muñoz Degrain, The Lovers of Teruel
  José Moreno Carbonero, The Conversion of the Duke of Gandía
  1887:
  Ricardo Villodas y de la Torre, Victoribus Gloria
  Ulpiano Checa, The Invasion of the Barbarians
  Francisco Javier Amérigo, The Sack of Rome
  José Benlliure, The Vision of the Colosseum
  Salvador Viniegra, The Blessing of the Field in 1800
  Salvador Martínez Cubells, Doña Inés de Castro
  1890:
  Luis Álvarez Catalá, The Seat of Felipe II in the Escorial
  José Jiménez Aranda, A Misfortune
  Justo Ruiz Luna, Naval Combat at Trafalgar
  1892:
  Francisco Javier Amérigo, The Right of Asylum
  Vicente Cutanda, A Workers' Strike in Vizcaya
  Alejandro Ferrant, Cisneros, Founder of the Hospital of Illescas
  José Garnelo, Cornelia
  Luis Jiménez Aranda, A Hospital Room During the Doctor's Visit
  Luis Menéndez Pidal, The Empty Cradle
  José Nogales Sevilla, Santa Casilda
  Enrique Simonet, Flevit Super Illam
  Joaquín Sorolla, Another Marguerite!
  Jaime Morera y Galicia, The Coast of Normandy
  1895:
  Joaquín Sorolla, And They Still Say That Fish is Expemsive!
  Alberto Pla y Rubio, To the War!
  Modest Urgell, El Pedregal, a Civilized Village
  1897:
  Ignacio Pinazo Camarlench, Portrait of Don José María Mellado
  Sebastián Gessa y Arias, Flowers and Fruits
  1899:
  Luis Menéndez Pidal, Salus Infirmorum
  Ignacio Pinazo Camarlench, The Memory Lesson
  Gonzalo Bilbao, Sea of the Levant
  1901:
  Gonzalo Bilbao, for an ensemble of related works
  José María López Mezquita, The Prisoners' Rope
  1904:
  Eduardo Chicharro y Agüera, The Poem of Armida and Rinaldo
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caption: The Education of Prince Don Juan, Salvador Martínez Cubells, 1878
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